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GOP Lawmaker Jokes About Kavanaugh Allegations

September 20, 2018 at 2:33 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) “opened an election debate Thursday by joking that he almost had to miss it and fly back to Washington to address the latest drama involving the Supreme Court,” the Charleston Post & Courier reports.

Said Norman: “Did y’all hear the latest late-breaking news on the Kavanaugh hearings? Ruth Bader Ginsburg came out saying she was groped by Abraham Lincoln.”

Norman is the same lawmaker who pulled out a gun at a town meeting earlier this year and said, “I’m not going to be Gabby Giffords.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Ralph Norman

Congressman Pulls Out Gun In Town Hall Meeting

April 6, 2018 at 5:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) “is not backing down from critics after he pulled out his own personal — and loaded — .38-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun during a meeting with constituents Friday,” the Charleston Post and Courier reports.

Said Norman: “I’m not going to be a Gabby Giffords. I don’t mind dying, but whoever shoots me better shoot well or I’m shooting back.”

Filed Under: House of Representatives Tagged With: Ralph Norman

Norman Wins Special Election In South Carolina

June 20, 2017 at 9:15 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Ralph Norman (R) won the special election to fill the House seat vacated by Trump budget director Mick Mulvaney.

Norman defeated Archie Parnell (D) in what looks to be a much closer than expected race.

Filed Under: 2017 Campaign Tagged With: Ralph Norman, SC-5

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